Dave Obey, the retired Congressman who served in Madison and Washington for more than 40 years, got the biggest applause.

He said he's getting involved in the effort because he thinks Walker is dividing the state.

"You shouldn't try to equalize things by pulling everybody down, you should try to lift everybody up and that's not what the governor is doing," Obey said.

Volunteers have a huge task ahead; they're aiming to collect 10,000 to 12,000 signatures every day for two months.

Obey said he would consider running against Walker but thinks retiring Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett would be better choices.

"I think both of them can win," Obey said.

State Sen. John Erpenbach, D-Middleton, and former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk also spoke at the rally.

Both said they aren't focused on running against Walker but during speeches sounded a lot like candidates.

"Walker has divided us, he has polarized us, he's made us not trust each other. That's not the Wisconsin I grew up in, not the Wisconsin we need, not the Wisconsin we deserve and we will take back our state," said Falk.

"What Gov. Walker has done to the state we all love has divided us beyond belief," Erpenbach said. "I think they're going to get 700,000 signatures. I've been all over this state and people are ready to go for this."

Recall organizers plan to conduct more training sessions around the state the next few weeks. They will officially begin collecting signatures Nov. 15.

Organizers need to gather more than 540,000 signatures in 60 days to force an election. If they are successful, a recall election will be scheduled sometime next year.

The Governor's office told 12 News they had no comment about the rally.

The Republican Party of Wisconsin did not return a phone call for an interview but released a statement praising the governor's balancing of the state budget this year without raising taxes.